McGill University Reviews in Montreal, QC Area

Pros

Amazing teaching assets to help me learn complicated financial problems and gain a better knowledge of financial markets.

Cons

The grading scheme is extremely flawed and makes it a competition between students for marks rather than a shared learning experience.

Advice to Senior Management

Change the grading scheme to better reflect absolute performance rather than relative performance.

Pros

It has a good system for a research

Cons

Relatively low salaries and too high taxes

Pros

- great community, relaxed people and relatively smart
- great sense of team work
- good brand on your CV

Cons

- low pay and benefits are good only if you're a full-time worker

Advice to Senior Management

- try to improve knowledge management and sharing

Pros

- flexible hours
-student job
-opportunity to network

Cons

- Lacking in opportunities of advancement

Pros

One of the best institutions around the World that offer education in a wide array of disciplines. Truly a place to be.

Cons

At times you feel the management asks too much of you and does not remunerate you according to the labor that you put in.

Advice to Senior Management

Adjust the salaries of the professors upwards and extend towards them greater support in allowing them to teach in a manner that they find optimal rather than what the hod does.

Pros

the city and the location is great

Cons

Many incompetent senior managers sometimes act slowly or avoid making changes.

Pros

good knowledge repository; a community willing to share; long-term established fame...

Cons

help to career advancement is limited

Pros

Great student atmosphere if you enjoy working with that crowd; Montreal is a great city

Cons

Not fun if you love working on real projects in CS

Advice to Senior Management

Listen to feedback from students and staff

Pros

Very good place to work, great people, good evironment. Benifits and training is really good as well. Very understanding employer and overall very respectful.

Cons

Unless you change departments or wait for someone to retire, there is almost no movement for advancement. Very hard to show your worth when you are not given opprotunity to try something new.

Advice to Senior Management

Salary compensation should be greater for people who have experience and university degree. Look at the person not the job ~ pay them what they are worth.

Pros

Abundant academic resources. Supportive professors. Tuition is low

Cons

Low salary, however, Montreal is a cold place.

Advice to Senior Management

speed up management/administration efficiency